Shield for car-windows.



DE LEONARD RUGG.

SHIELD FOR OAR WINDOWS.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 20, 1912.

1,053,877, a Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

/ Allorney UNITED STATES PATENT ornion.

DE LEONARD RUGG, OF CATSKILL, NEW YORK.

SHIELD FOR CAR-WINDOWS.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BE LEONARD Rose, acitizen of the United States, residing at Catskill, in the county of Greene and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shields for Car-\Vindows, and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

The object of my invention, generally stated, is to provide a shield for the exclusion of dust, cinders, etc, from open car windows which will possess all the essentials of a practical device for this purpose both in respect of the performance of its function and such capability of opening and closing as is requisite to the practicability of such a device, all of which will appear hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the accompanying drawingsFigure 1 is a perspective view of a portion of a railroad car equipped with one form of my invention, the shield being shown in an open position; Fig. 2 a similar view showing the shield in its closed or collapsed condition; Figs. 3 and 4 are vertical sections through a car window showing, respectively, two different forms of my invention, wherein the closing of the shield is automatically effected; and Fig. 5 is a detail view in perspective showing a different mode of slidably connecting the slats from what is shown in the other figures.

Referring to the drawings, 10 indicates one of the side bars or stiles of a car window frame, 11 the sash vertically slidable in grooves, as usual. in the window frame, and 12 the window' sill, which, as usual, has its upper side inclining downward and out-- ward.

My shield is composed of a series of thin bars or slats 13 vertically arranged and successively overlapping each other, adjacent ones being slidably connected together as by means of horizontal slots 14 in one slat and headed pins on the contiguous slat passing through the slots so that the slats may move horizontally with reference to each other so that they occupy the opened or extended position shown in Fig. 1, or the collapsed or folded position shown in Fig. 2, where all Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 20, 1912.

Patented Feb. 18, 1913.

Serial No. 698,522.

from edge to edge are contained within the space occupied by one slat which is secured preferably to the side bar of the window casing. Either enough play exists between the sides of the slats to permit the slight projection of the heads to pass, or slight channels may be provided in the slats opposite the pin heads. The slats are of graduated length, the shortest one being attached to the side frame of the window casing so that when fully opened, as shown in Fig. 1, the shield has the outwardly widening form which experience has shown to be the form best suited for the purpose, the bottom of the open shield being at an incline corresponding with the inclination at the upper side of the window sill. Due to the desirable outwardly widening form of the shield, I have found that in opening and closing in order properly to traverse the window sill, the shield must have a vertical movement as well as the horizontal movement of the slats and a convenient way of providing for such vertical movement, while attaching the shield to the side bar of the window casing, is to provide vertical slots 15 in the slat which is applied to said side bar through which pass said headed attaching screws 16. I, of course, do not limit myself to such details of construction as the manner of slidably connecting the slats to each other, or to the window frame or casing. To facilitate the opening and closing of the shield, I pivot to the side bar of the window casing just inside the slat thereat, a bar or arm 17, which is also pivotally connected to the outermost slat of the series, so that by rocking said lever downward the outward opening movement is imparted to the slats, while by swinging the lever inward the slats are brought into their closed position, lying one upon the other, and they may be there secured by a latch 18 pivoted also to the side bar of the window casing whose hooked end catches over the end of the lever pivoted to the outermost slat.

My invention may be embodied in what is essentially the hand operated form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, or as shown in Figs. 3 and 4, provision may be made for automatically collapsing or closing the shield by the act of lowering the window, as it is possible that this may be deemed desirable in; some cases to make sure that the shield is closed when the window is closed without depending upon any special care on the part of the passenger or the train hand.

As shown in Fig. 3, the automatic closing of the shield may be accomplished by projecting the end of the lever 17 in the path of the window sash so that upon the descent of the latter its bottom rail will engage the projecting end of the lever or an anti-friction roller 19 and thus cause the swinging of the lever and collapsing and closing of the shield; while another simple and efficient arrangement for the same purpose is shown in Fig. 4, where a chain or flexible wire 20 similar to picture wire is attached at one end to the outer slat and to the other end to the bottom rail or bar of the window sash, and is passed over a small pulley or sheave 21 secured as by means of a screw eye to the side frame of the window casing adjacent the inner slat of the shield, and in this case when the sash is lowered it will draw upon the chain or wire and cause the closing of the shield. When the automatic closing of the shield is accomplished, the latch hook 18 has preferably applied to it a spring 22 to make certain of the automatic latching of the shield in its closed position. This is particularly im portant because ordinarily a shield will he applied to each side of the window, and only one shield at the same window should he opened at a time, for if both should be opened the rear shield (speaking with reference to the onward movement of the train) would act to deflect the wind with accompanying cinders, etc., into the window. It is, therefore, desirable, especially when two shields are used, not to have the shield to automatically open when the window is raised, although, of course, that could be achieved if desired.

As shown in Fig. 5, instead of the headed pin projecting from one slat through the slot in the contiguous slat to slidably connect them together, a tongue 23 may be struck up from one slat and passed through the slot in a contiguous slat and bent down over the same.

I, of course, do not limit myself to any particular material for the slats, they may be sheet metal, wood, papier mach, wood fiber, etc.

By reference to Fig. 2, it will be seen how inconspicuous and wholly out of the way my shield is when not in use, and yet when opened it has an abundant area to perform its function. No modification or alteration of the window structure is at all necessary, as the parts are secured to the window frame merely by ordinary screws.

Having thus described my invention what I claim-is 1. In a car window shield, the combination of a series of vertical slats, means slidably connecting the slats to each other, and means attaching the slats to the car window permitting vertical movement of the slats, the slats at their lower ends extending in a line downward and outward across the window sill when the shield is in an open position.

2. In a car window shield, the combination of a series of vertical slats, said slats being graduated in length, means slidably connecting the slats to each other, and means attaching theslats to the car window permitting vertical movement of the slats, the slats at their lower ends extending in a line downward and outward across the window sill when the shield is in an open position.

In a car window shield, the combination of a series of vertical slats, means slidably connecting the slats to each other, means attaching the slats to the car window permitting vertical movement of the slats, the slats at their lower ends extending in a line downward and outward across the window sill when the shield is in an open position, and a lever pivotally connected to the car window and. to the outermost slat.

4:. In a car window shield, the combination of a series of vertical slats, said slats being graduated in length, means slidably connecting the slats to-each other, means attaching the slats to the car window permitting vertical movement of the slats, the slats at their lower ends extending in a line downward and outward across the window sill when the shield is in an open position, and a lever pivotally connected to the car window and to the outermost slat.

5. In a car window shield, the combination of a series of vertical slats, means slidably connecting the slats to each other, and a vertically slidable connection between the innermost slat and the window frame, the slats at their lower ends extending in a line downward and outward across the window sill when the shield is in an open position.

6. In a car window shield, the combination of a series of vertical slats, means slidablyconnecting the slats to each other, means attaching the slats to the car window permitting vertical movement of the slats, the slats at their lower ends extending in a line downward and outward across the window sill when the shield is in an open position, a lever pivotally connected to the car window and to the outermost slat, and a latch for holding the slats in a closed condition.

7. In a car window shield, the combination of a car window, a shield movable into and out of position for use, and means automatically moving said shield actuated by the sash.

8. In a car window shield, the combination of a series of vertical slats, means-slidably connecting the slats to each other, ln test-imony whereof aifix my signameans attaching the slats t0 the car window tnre 1n presence of two wltnesses. permitting Vertical movement of the slats,

the slats at their lower ends extending in a DE LEONARD RUGG. line downward and outward across the window sill when the shield is in an open posi- Vitnesses:

tion, and means actuated by the sash for PETER WELSH,

automatically collapsing said shield. EUGENE WAYNE.

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